6515--COVID-19 EMERGENCY VENTILATORS

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 22, is issuing this special notice to inform industry contractors of the intent to execute a Limited Source award as prescribed in FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(A) and conducted under the authority of the Multiple-Award Schedule Program (41 U.S.C. 152(3) and 40 U.S.C. 501) with Trillamed LLC., 30100 Telegraph Rd, Bingham Farms MI 48025. This requirement is to acquire 25 GE Healthcare anesthesia machines convertible to ventilators for patients who develop respiratory failure due to COVID-19-related lung infections and pneumonia. This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 8. The place of performance is as follows: VA Long Beach, 5901 E. 7th street Long Beach CA 90822. The award date for this COVID-19 Emergency is April 6, 2020. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 339112, The Small Business Administration size standard for this sector is 1,000 Employees. The award amount is $1,484,895.25. Market Research conducted pursuant to FAR Part 10 and VAAR 810.001-70: The Veterans First Contracting Program implemented in VAAR subpart 819.70 pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 provided sufficient SDVOSBs to establish a set aside on the FSS Schedule. Due to the current high demand of ventilators posed by the Global Pandemic; Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). TrillaMed, LLC., is capable of delivering 25 GE Healthcare anesthesia machines convertible to ventilators immediately. This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.